But if it approves the proposed legislation, it will do so over the objections of 21 prominent Alabama educators, including Alabama Teacher of the Year Suzanne Culbreth and several teachers already using the standards.

In an open letter sent Tuesday, the educators asked Legislators to halt the repeal effort.

Since then, the Republican National Committee has issued harsh
criticism of the common core, calling it "an inappropriate overreach to
standardize and control the education of our children so they will
conform to a preconceived 'normal.'"

Brewbaker said the RNC criticism could make it easier to get the bill out of committee this time

Speaking Monday, Beason raised concerns about common core standards "indoctrinating" Alabama students with political beliefs and worldviews held by the makers of the standards.

He also raised concern over the state sharing personal student and teacher data with the federal government and other third parties, an outcome he said was tied to the common core.

State Superintendent Thomas Bice said Tuesday the common core does not require any additional data collection or information sharing and that current reports sent to the federal government are only sent in aggregate form, protecting student and teacher privacy.

Developed by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief
State School Officers through an ad hoc initiative, Achieve Inc., the
standards are intended to improve the nation's academic achievement in
math and English language arts through a more rigorous set of standards
that are universal across state lines.

In use by 45 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories,
the common core has been under attack by conservatives as a federal
intrusion into state government since the Obama administration announced
in 2009 that states seeking federal Race to the Top grants would be
scored in part on whether they adopt the common core.

The Alabama State Board of Education adopted the standards for both math
and English in 2010, over the objection of then incoming Gov. Robert
Bentley.

It reaffirmed that adoption in 2011, renaming them the Alabama
College and Career Ready Standards.

The new math standards are already in effect, and the English standards are due to take effect in August.